Lukáš Zátopek (born 2 February 1978) is a
Czech
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ice hockey
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player currently playing for
Chelmsford Chieftains of the
English National Ice Hockey League
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.
He began his career in 1998 with
HC Vítkovice
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in the
Czech Extraliga
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, the top level of hockey in the Czech Republic, where he stayed until 2001. In 2001 he moved to
Heilbronn Falcons in
Germany
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. He eventually moved to Slovakia, to play for
MHC Nitra. In 2008 he moved from Germany to England to play for the
Milton Keynes Lightning.
in the
English Premier Ice Hockey League.
During his career he has played for
HC Vitkovice
HC, hc or H/C may refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics Medicine
* Health Canada
* Hemicrania continua
* Hyperelastosis cutis or hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia
Chemistry
* Hemocyanin, a metalloprotein abbreviated Hc
* ...
,
Heilbronn Falcons,
HC Prostejov,
HC Havirov Panthers,
HC Prerov,
DHK Latgale and
ESC Halle 04 before eventually joining his current club
Milton Keynes Lightning.
Career statistics
References
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1978 births
Living people
Ice hockey people from Havířov
HC Vítkovice players
Milton Keynes Lightning players
Chelmsford Chieftains players
Czech ice hockey defencemen
Saale Bulls Halle players
HC Slezan Opava players
HC Prostějov players
HK Nitra players
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in England
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Latvia